Senior Emergency Communications Lead

3001 TC USA Services Inc; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TC Energy is seeking a Senior Advisor for External Relations to lead and enhance the organization’s emergency response program across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

The role requires strategic communications expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate incident response and oncall activities. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in emergency management, resilience, and crisis communications, plus the ability to train teams and develop clear, effective messaging for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, political science or a related field.
• 6-8+ years of progressive experience in strategic communications, project communications, public affairs or a related field.
• Experience leading emergency management, preparedness, resilience or business continuity programs in a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the External Relations emergency response program including plans, initiatives, tactics and oncall administration for Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
• Lead and support priority communications projects and initiatives across External Relations, bringing strategic communications expertise to emerging business needs.
• Develop and continuously improve communications preparedness, response plans, tools and resources for effective incident communications.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to leaders and partners, translating priorities into messaging and approaches.
• Design and lead training programs, simulations and exercises to build responder capability and preparedness.
• Create audience-focused messaging and materials for various channels and audiences.
• Advise and coach responders and leaders to support decision-making and coordination during incidents.
• Coordinate and maintain oncall processes and resources to support incident response across External Relations.

Skills

Strategic communications

Emergency management

Crisis communications

Project leadership

Training design

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/public relations/journalism/political science or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite (Teams, OneDrive)

SharePoint

Job description

TC Energy is seeking a Senior Advisor for External Relations to lead and enhance the organization’s emergency response program across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

The role requires strategic communications expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate incident response and oncall activities. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in emergency management, resilience, and crisis communications, plus the ability to train teams and develop clear, effective messaging for